n@mzo’s tech blog

blog status report!!

Posted in Others by namzo on March 11, 2009

Hey! Nothing much has been happening here. The reason is that i’ve been working on a better blog & trying to get a domain name, host wordpress & build a quality blog.  Keep your fingers crossed as it’s coming real soon. if you’ll like to stalk me, you can follow me on twitter: @namzo

Thanks. ;)

Comic making: How to color line art in photoshop

Posted in Graphics, PC by namzo on February 14, 2009
       

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This simple tutorial shows how to color lineart in photoshop in a few steps. You might also want to check out the first part of this tutorial (Comic making: Turn your rough sketches into line art [Pt. 1]).

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Comic making: Turn your rough sketches into line art

Posted in Graphics, PC by namzo on October 4, 2008
car This simple tutorial shows how to create the image by the left from a rough sketch(below). This technique can be very helpful in making comics and can also be used for turning pictures to lineart.

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Need help getting help?

Posted in PC by namzo on September 1, 2008

Over the weekend, i had a lil’ problem with my PC. I discovered that ‘help and support’ of windows and other softwares on my system weren’t working. Whenever i clicked help, i just got an error message which read: “internet explorer cannot download / from help”.

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Tip: How to download free files from google

Posted in PC, Web by namzo on August 19, 2008

Do you want to download a bunch of free videos for your cellular phone? This technique will show you how to search google to find tons of open directories containing free cell phone videos. No P2P or torrents required. Start your collection from the open collections of others.

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Settings for mtn, zain & glo

Posted in Mobile, Network by namzo on August 19, 2008

Okay…for those who still run around looking for network settings, hope this helps:

MTN:

IP address: 010.199.212.002

APN: web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net (more…)

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Photoshop tips/shortcuts for beginners

Posted in Graphics, PC by namzo on August 3, 2008

Here are my top photoshop tips for beginners like myself ;) … I use photoshop 7/CS & these tips have been quite helpful.. I hope they are helpful to you too. Please, feel free to add yours..

Ctrt+N -opens up a new document [did i need to write that?]

Ctrl+Tab -Switch between documents within photoshop

Ctrl+F4 -Close current document

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Throw away ur game console!

Posted in Mobile, PC by namzo on May 16, 2008

Sorry if the title of this post seems kinda harsh. But for those who don’t know yet, emulators of ur favorites game consoles are available for ur PC and mobile devices (phones, PSPs etc.). And they’re all waiting to be downloaded ;) .

What are Emulators?

Simply put, they are programs that allow u play games from ur game consoles(Playstation, Dreamcast, Saturn, Nintendo64…..) on ur Personal computer or mobile device (more…)

Beyond physical

Posted in Mobile, Others, PC by namzo on April 23, 2008

On the 19th of July, 2007 at about 9.00pm, something extremely mysterious and absurd happened. If someone had told me, i might have just laughed it off in disbelief.
My friends (A.Y, Wale, Eric) and I were working on an assignment on a laptop which belongs to Wale’s friend, when the most unbelievable thing i’ve ever come across (more…)

Windows for Mobile Devices.

Posted in Mobile by namzo on April 23, 2008

No doubt, the Microsoft Windows OS is a ‘can’t-do-without’ OS. But, in a world where everything is going mobile, is the mobile version getting the kind of attention the PC version of the OS has? Well, i don’t think so. A lot of Windows mobile powered devices are available in the Nigerian market and don’t their cost is not different from most redular phones, but are people buying them? Again, i don’t think so. Most people don’t really buy devices for their (more…)